Jewel in the Palace - Episode 47

Young-Roh presents both envelopes of bribery to Jang-Geum, and explains to Jang-Geum what they’re for and who they’re from. Jang-Geum asks why Young-Roh is giving her this information. Young-Roh says she doesn’t want to be a runaway the rest of her life and she can’t trust the other officer’s words. Young-Roh states she can trust Jang-Geum and asks Jang-Geum to help her become the next jae-jo sang gong, and in return Young-Roh promises to help Jang-Geum. Jang-Geum states she will not be involved in anything schemes and sends Young-Roh away.

Lady Choi arrives at the Kang’s place looking for Jang-Geum. Jang-Geum takes Lady Choi to her mother’s grave. Lady Choi kneels in front of the grave and apologizes to the deceased Myung-Ee, then asks Jang-Geum for forgiveness. Lady Choi turns to Jang-Geum, kneeling, and repeatedly asks Jang-Geum for forgiveness. Jang-Geum replies she believes the words of Lady Choi but she must go confess her mistakes to the court. Lady Choi begs she can’t do that or else her family will be doomed, but Jang-Geum states she must be responsible for her actions. That if a person loses nothing then she will not learn her lesson.

Young-Roh is missing from the palace. The Chois learn that she went to see the other officer and Choi Pan Sul sends his men to look for her all over the Hanyang city. Young-Roh is about to meet with the officer to confess to the court. When the officer turns away for a minute, the Choi Pan Sul’s assasin kidnaps Young-Roh and throws her into a isolated room. Choi Pan Sul and Lady Choi find the officer’s envelope on Young-Roh and asks Young-Roh to confess what the officer instructed her to do. Young-Roh confesses. The officer actually works for Oh. The Chois find out Oh is trying to destroy the Choi’s family for his own gain. Oh finds out Young-Roh has been kidnapped, probably by the Chois.

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The king gets his sight back. The lady queen praises Jang-Geum for healing the king and figuring out the real cause of his illness. The king asks Jang-Geum for her name and nods his head to show his gratitude. The medical scholar states Jang-Geum has saved the house of medicine but Oh instructs the staff to keep Jang-Geum at her original ranking.

Jang-Geum runs to see Min Jung-Ho to show him she succeeded and thanked him for putting his life on the line for her. Min Jung Ho with tears in his eyes states it was a dangerous task for her and he worried about her safety, and had he known this, he would have asked her to run away to Jeju Island. Jang-Geum goes up to him and embraces him. Min Jung Ho returns her embrace and the two share a warm hug.

Jang-Geum instructs the furious Lady Choi and Geum-Young to use red ginseng in the king’s food from now on. The king asks Oh about Jang-Geum, saying he wants to award her but Oh states what Jang-Geum did was her job and that Doctor Shin was about to find out the cause anyway. Yun-Saeng dines with the king and tells the king she has a wish. Yun-Saeng states she wishes the king to meet Jang-Geum who is likes her sister. The king states he has wanted to meet Jang-Geum. Yun-Saeng steps out and calls Jang-Geum in to meet with the king privately.

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Just as Lady Choi, Choi Pan Sul, and Geum-Young are about to receive the death penalty for conspiring to harm the king, Min Jung-Ho and Jang-Geum arrive. Jang-Geum states the cause of the illness is not food-borne. The Chois are sent back to jail. In jail, Choi Pan Sul wonders how it is that their lives are in the hands of Jang-Geum. Geum-Young states the lady queen must have put Jang-Geum on this task. Oh finds out about Jang-Geum and is upset he couldn’t get rid of the Chois as planned.

Shin-Bi reports to Doctor Jung and Shin about Jang-Geum’s return. The doctors arrive at the courtyard just as Jang-Geum is about to report her findings to the lady queen. Jang-Geum states the cause of the king’s illness is a case of skin disease but the precise name of the disease she has yet to find. The head doctor jumps in saying it’s a case of ho-hok-pyung. The head doctor states he just read about the disease in the literatures from chinese medicine. The lady queen asks if the journals also report proper treatment. The head doctor replies yes. But Jang-Geum states they must not rely on the literatures since it’s not certain it is indeed a case of ho-hok-pyung.

The doctors and nurses have a meeting with Min Jung-Ho. The head doctor insists on his treatment but Jang-Geum remains sternly against it. The other doctors and Min begin to side with Jang-Geum. Oh learns about it and gets furious. Oh goes to see the lady queen to speak in favor of the head doctor. The lady queen appoints the head doctor to treat the king despite Jang-Geum’s plead against it.

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The lady queen asks Jang-Geum if she can heal the king and clear up the confusion. Jang-Geum states yes. Jang-Geum is escorted to a remote house by the head guard. At the house Jang-Duk and Min Jung-Ho are waiting for Jang-Geum. Jang-Duk and Min Jung Ho update Jang-Geum on recent events in the palace and the king’s condition. The head guard leaves telling Jang-Geum she must solve the mystery speedily or else she will never again return to the palace.

Jang-Geum reads medical journals and practices what she learns. Jang-Duk assists. Back at palace Min Jung-Ho informs the nae-ee-ohn staff Jang-Geum went away for a little while. The nurses and the doctors state their surprise. Oh tells the staff to stop making such fuss over Jang-Geum.

Doctor Shin and Doctor Jung examine the king and they agree with the head doctor’s diagnose. Lady Choi continues to argue the culprit doesn’t come from the kitchen. Head doctor whispers something in Yuh-Ri’s ear. Yuh-Ri sneaks into the kitchen and plants some poision in Geum-Young’s secret ingredient jar.

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Just as the head guard is about to escort Jang-Geum out. Lady Choi arrives to stop the head guard. Lady Choi reminds the head guard Jang-Geum stole the king’s record book. The head guard says she did no such thing and even if she did the matter is not for Lady Choi to be involved in. Lady Choi is pissed but leaves. Head guard tells Jang-Geum what she did was a serious matter. Jang-Geum goes back. Min Jung-Ho and Jang-Duk are worried about Jang-Geum’s safety.

The nae-ee-ohn staff is busy trying to find a treatment for the king. Lady Choi tells Geum-Young and Yuh-Ri that Jang-Geum must be trying to investigate the incident that led to Lady Han’s jailing and death. Right Prime Minister Oh goes to see the record book room guard to tell him that Jang-Geum indeed stole the king’s record book. The guard tells Oh that the matter is not for Oh to be invovled in and leaves. Choi Pan Sul’s messenger goes to see the guard next day and delivers a letter to him.

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Yuh-Ri goes back to nae-ee-ohn and she’s told teacher Doctor Shin wants to see her at lady sook-won’s room. Yuh-Ri arrives and sees all the doctors and nurses examing Yun-Saeng. The other nurses report to the doctor their finding which agrees with Jang-Geum’s, not Yuh-Ri’s.

Lady Min asks what’s going on. Doctor Shin asks Lady Min what lady sook-won’s been eating. She reports shrimp and lots of greasy food Yuh-Ri ordered. The staff go back to nae-ee-ohn. Doctor Shin demands Yuh-Ri to explain why she ordered such health-deprivating food for lady sook-won. Yuh-Ri insists she didn’t know it was harmful since she diagnosed Yun-Saeng differently. Doctor Shin and Doctor Jung don’t believe Yuh-Ri because she’s very skilled and she couldn’t have not known so they ask her what her real motive is. Yuh-Ri continues to say she’s innocent and the head doctor bails her telling the staff to forget the incident since Yuh-Ri made an honest mistake.

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Jang-Geum offers Lady Choi treatment. Lady Choi refuses but Jang-Geum states she’s the only one who knows the treatment. Geum-Young arrives and orders Jang-Geum to leave. Jang-Geum asks what she’s afraid of. Lady Choi agrees to be treated by Jang-Geum saying she has no fears. Jang-Geum remembers the death of her mother and Lady Han as she is about to poke her needle into Lady Choi but she gathers her thoughts and saves Lady Choi. Geum-Young asks Lady Choi why she agreed to Jang-Geum’s treatment. Lady Choi replies Jang-Geum wouldnt’ dare to do anything against her.

Right Prime Minister Oh scolds Min Jung-Ho for acting alone against the group’s plans. Min’s superior tries to state Min’s contribution of finding the true reason behind the diseases. At Oh’s request the king suspends Min Jung-Ho’s officer rights. Jang Duk hears about it from Da Ju Deuk and gets upset.

Min Jung-Ho visits the civilians who beg Min for help since they’re starving. Min says he’ll try to help but he has little power now. The king finds out from Jang-Duk’s superior about Min Jung-Ho’s contribution and is angry at Oh that he wanted to punish someone who should be rewarded. Min gets his power back and the citizens are given help. They offer ginseng to Min Jung-Ho as a token of appreciation. Min declines but they insist on leaving 2 sacks of ginseng, one for Min and one for Jang-Geum. Min agrees to take just a few roots. Kang Duk Gu who is with Min steals one ginseng as he leaves.